NBA

New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
8-8, 5-4 Away
Final
78 - 101

5-9, 2-6 Home

Whitcomb scores career-high 30 as Liberty beat Dream 101-78

Whitcomb made 7 of 12 from 3-point range and tied her career high with 22 points in the first half before setting a personal best after the break.

Laney had 19 points in the second half, Michaela Onyenwere finished with 18 points and Sabrina Ionescu had 10 points, six rebounds and eight assists, making her first start since missing a few games with an ankle injury.

The Liberty (8-8) never trailed and pulled away with nine straight points for a 58-46 lead in the third quarter. The Dream (5-9) cut the deficit to four, but the Liberty scored seven straight to end the quarter and led by double digits throughout the fourth.

Chennedy Carter had 23 points, Cheyenne Parker added 14 points and Courtney Williams scored 12 for Atlanta.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 101 - 78
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 101 - 78
4th 10.7 Monique Billings out of bounds lost ball turnover 101 - 78
4th 29.9 Michaela Onyenwere makes free throw 2 of 2 101 - 78
4th 29.9 Michaela Onyenwere makes free throw 1 of 2 100 - 78

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/ny.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNY https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/atl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originATL
32-59 FG 29-71
54 Field Goal % 41
13-32 3PT 4-17
41 Three Point % 24
24-28 FT 16-19
86 Free Throw % 84
36 Rebounds 25
6 Offensive Rebounds 7
30 Defensive Rebounds 18
22 Assists 14
5 Steals 13
5 Blocks 2
18 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
2 Fast Break Points 13
36 Points in Paint 38
15 Fouls 21
26 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 1,605 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 0 W2 1 2
New York - 1 W1 0.75 3
Chicago 0.5 1 L1 0.6666667 2
Washington 0.5 1 W1 0.6666667 2
Toronto 1.5 2 L1 0.33333334 1
Indiana 1.5 2 L1 0.33333334 1
Connecticut 3 4 L4 0 0
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